go ahead. caller: yeah, i'm sure there are minorities, among but the problem is people that minorities think that, you know, they are being overlooked and really part of the problem, we don't have to pay for these things because technology is really the people getting jobs. ost: donna, give you a chance to respond. samantha artiga, go ahead. focus on racial and ethnic disparities today, i want that we ate the point know disparities occur across ther dimensions and affect all of us, given they limit overall improvements in health and unnecessary cost. host: samantha artiga with the

kaiser family foundation. the website is kff.org. appreciate your time. back again. now we take you to the house pro forma session begin to combin momentarily. stick around, we'll be back on the other side of the pro forma in open phones on the "washington journal," taking calls about public policy issues to talk about when the pro forma session ends.

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2288. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-b of house resolution 481, the house now stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on friday, august 18, 2017.